Farmers to face water charges hike from next year
The Irish farmers Journal is reporting today that Farmers will be facing significantly higher water bills next year when Irish Water introduces its new metered water charging system. The charges will come into force on…
Local mart manager disputes Minister for Agriculture claims on mart activity
The Minister for Agriculture, Donegal TD Charlie McConalogue, has claimed that the level of activity at agricultural marts has decreased by only 16 per cent during level 5 restrictions. Marts have only been allowed to…
Concern over cow prices
The IFA Livestock Chairman Brendan Golden has strongly criticised factories for price cuts on cow prices over the past couple of week. He claims that the cuts of up 20c/kg over the past week in…
Harkin: ‘Planting MORE trees is not a forestry policy’
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says Leitrim is being used as ‘a sacrifice zone’ for the planting of Sitka Spruce. Supporting a Forestry Bill proposed by Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny, Independent Deputy Marian Harkin says in…
Pheasant shooting season hit by Covid restrictions
Among the activities hit by the Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions is the pheasant shooting season, which was to have started on November 1st. The pheasant shooting season normally involves shooting club members travelling to pheasant…
Calls made to change the reference years of the Sheep Welfare Scheme
The IFA National Sheep Chairman Sean Dennehy has called on the Department of Agriculture to change the reference years of the Sheep Welfare Scheme for the CAP transition period. Speaking to Ocean FM News, Dennehy…
Agri Week, Oct. 29th and Nov. 1st, 2020
In AgriWeek this week: Crisis at the marts: The difficulties posed by Covid-19 restrictions, the lack of adequate broadband and the exclusion of buyers from the sales ring area. Are purchasers being asked to ‘buy…